Asthma Foundation NSW remains committed to supporting research, and is proud to announce the successful grant recipients for 2011.
This year we received a record number of applications, all of which were subject to rigorous external review. We are grateful to the reviewers and our Research Advisory Committee for their hard work in lending their expertise across a large range of areas of research.
Innovation Grants
Dr Brian Oliver
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, $45,000
Can inhibition of PDE4 prevent rhinovirus-induced asthma exacerbations?
Dr Janette Burgess
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, $44,842
The role of cathepsins in regulating remodeling in the asthmatic airways.
Dr Robert Brink
Garvan Institute of Medical Research, $44,939
Visualising and characterising the early stages of an in vivo IgE response.
PhD Scholarships
Mr Lakshitha Gunawardhana
University of Newcastle $22,500
Epigenetic regulation of airway inflammation in non-eosinophilic asthma.
Dr Sriram Mahadev
University of Sydney $22,500
Physiological mechanisms behind the association between asthma and obesity.
Ms Bronwyn Brew
University of Sydney $11,250 (part-time)
Risk factors for childhood asthma and the impact of asthma on academic performance.
Khancoban Travel Grant
Gerard Kaiko
University of Newcastle $2,000
Travel to Vancouver, Canada.
Research area: Innate immune mechanisms underlying the interaction between infections and asthma.